Anguish of Colombian brother at rubble of building being searched for earthquake survivors
BBC Mundo has gone to the site of Torres del Limonar, a collapsed building in Cali where rescue workers fight to free survivors.
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""You feel anguish. Every time there is an alert about someone being alive, hope is reborn that we will find him.""
— Efraín Gallego , Other
""In the past I have participated in operations where we have pulled out survivors after seven days trapped.""
— James Velasco , Other
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Alejandro Éder is the Mayor of Cali, Colombia.
Efraín Gallego is a brother of a victim trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali.
James Velasco is a rescuer involved in the search and rescue operations at the collapse site.
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BBC Mundo has gone to the site of Torres del Limonar, a collapsed building in Cali where rescue workers fight to free survivors.
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